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Let's go to the movies! Ever wonder if some of your classic Hollywood favorites would fit into the new tech age of film making? Today, award winning, best selling author Tim Smith gives us some surprising and amusing answers to that question:

I enjoy watching old mystery/thriller movies and crime shows. There are some clever plot twists and devices used in those classics by Alfred Hitchcock and his peers, or old episodes of “Law & Order,” “Mission: Impossible,” and…

contentless book. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

God Answers Prayer.

The book is a prayer journal that is a contentless book that allows the reader to chronicle their prayers by annotating the prayer request and then notating when the prayer was answered. There are sections in the book for the reader to journal their walk with God through prayer. $5.25 paperback.…

John Kremer celebrated his birthday on National Nothing Day (January 16th) with a marathon Q&A session about marketing books. Here are six half-hour episodes based on a 3-hour Zoom session John held with seven book authors.

John Kremer’s Book Marketing Q&A #1 — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gaj_RmXliBY

John Kremer’s Book Marketing Q&A #2 —…

This month award-winning, best-selling author Tim Smith shares with us some helpful ideas and personal insights about how writers can stay motivated. I found this to be extremely inspiring and I think you will also.

We’ve all had trouble staying motivated once we start writing the next Great American Novel (at least it might be, if Stephen King takes a year off). For many of us, it follows a pattern. You get a terrific idea and think “Hey, this would be a dynamite story for…

This month, award-winning, best-selling author Tim Smith addresses the bane of every author's existence, writer's block. What  to do? How to overcome it. Is there even a cure? Let's read on and see.

I developed my initial interest in creative writing when I was in high school. The English department didn’t have a formal textbook for the course, because it was being offered for the first time. We had to buy a paperback from the bookstore to use as a guide, and I…

This month award-winning, best-selling author Tim Smith offers a timely perspective on how much we can believe when it comes to various medial outlets. His examples are very thought provoking with a dash of humor.  Enjoy!

“Get your facts first, then you can distort them as much as you please.” – Mark Twain

I’m not sure how closely Mark Twain followed his own advice, but that quote can apply just as well to news writing as it does to fiction in this…

Do you listen to the advice to only write about what you know?

I think that's bad advice and writers should expand their universe by stretching their imagination. I explain why in my guest blog here https://kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/

Today, award winning, best selling author, Tim Smith takes us on a trip down memory lane to 1972.  Tim has given us a kaleidoscope look at a year that included many ground-breaking events. So, sit back and enjoy the ride. 

1972 was a noteworthy year, not only for the Watergate scandal and the impending end of the Viet Nam war, but for many things that are still part of our lives 50 years later. Numerous puzzle pieces came together to form an interesting…

Heroes To The Public Villains To The Law by Marta Nater is the finale for this series. A nail-biting and interesting read, I loved that the author has included a short recap in her first chapter, making it easier to follow the story without having to go back and check for the significance of side characters.

This is a fitting…

That's my topic for a guest blog here https://www.judypenzsheluk.com/2022/05/07/behind-the-scenes-law-enforcement-in-the-19th-century-by-j-r-lindermuth/

Marooned by Andrew R Williams is the prequel to Arcadia's Children series. Now we get to the part where and how everything started - Arcadia. It's a well written story with a lots of twists, turns and suspense with a good measure of intrigue thrown into the mix. I love the character and world building in this novel, just like the author's other books from this series.…

This month, award-winning, best-selling author, Tim Smith, compares some well-known novels to the movies they inspired.  

 Scriptwriters have long used novels and short stories as the basis for their work, for both movies and TV shows. I suppose good ideas are hard to come by in Hollywood, so why not poach someone else’s blood, sweat and tears, right? And who among us hasn’t daydreamed about our book being turned into a blockbuster film or Netflix series? In their defense,…

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My name is Bee Bee, well, at least that’s what everyone calls me, and I’m 15, nearly 16. The last year has been tough, and I’ve found myself on the Empress of Incognita, travelling through the stars toward a new life with my dad and step-mum. Or at least…

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